Honduran president’s fall from grace poised to end in US indictment
by Jeff Ernst in Gracias, Honduras from World news | The Guardian on (#5VE5F)
As his term ends, Juan Orlando Hernandez could be extradited on drug charges to the country that once saw him as a key ally
Along a paved road that climbs the hillside to Celaque Mountain national park in south-western Honduras, one-room shacks are overshadowed by high-walled mansions - including the homes of President Juan Orlando Hernandez and his political allies.
Local people say the results of Hernandez's eight years as president are on full display.
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